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A burn is an injury to the skin from heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, or radiation. A burn can affect our skin, lungs, and whole body. The deeper or bigger the burn, the more serious it can be. All burns — even small ones — can have a big impact on how someone may feel, look or move.
Burns occur at home, work, or play during our everyday activities and happen in seconds. These injuries result from:
Some burns may be minor and can be cared for at home, while others require treatment in the hospital. For many patients who have had a burn injury, the physical rehabilitation, scar management and emotional recovery continue long after the skin has healed.
At the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center, we understand this. That’s why we offer the skills, expertise, resources, and experience to help our patients and families through all phases of treatment and recovery.
A skin graft is a piece of healthy skin that is transplanted to heal a deep burn wound.
A donor site is the superficial wound that is created when a piece of skin is taken for transplant to cover a wound. The donor site will heal in 1-2 weeks.
Anyone with:
Hospital stays are variable, but the national average is one hospital day per percent of the body burned. The burn team works closely with our patients and their support system to provide a safe discharge as soon as possible.
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